PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the fourth ...

A critical hearing is set for Feb. 7 before the US District Court of South Carolina, which is managing thousands of lawsuits claiming property, personal injury and other damage from PFAS-containing ...

The politics of plastic is heating back up at the Capitol. We’re talking about PFAS – they’re found in everyday products. New York has already banned PFAS in like firefighting foam, certain packaging ...

There are nearly 15,000 of them, known collectively as PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. People are exposed to PFAS in many ways, but drinking water is an important one.

PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ... This is a result of industrial processes and from leaching through landfills (see graphic). A study published in August by Stockholm University ...

Levels of PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer can pose risks that sometimes exceed safety thresholds “by several orders of magnitude,” the agency said. By Hiroko Tabuchi For the first ...

I felt protected but not claustrophobic. That protection, it turns out, was due to a class of toxic chemicals, known as PFAS and PFCs, that as of January 2025 are now banned from apparel for sale ...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently warned that sludge could contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, posing health risks to farmers, livestock and the environment.

He became the first Maine farm to close due to PFAS. In 2022, Maine banned sludge spreading, and is now investigating PFAS in retail products and landfills. With hundreds of sludge sites left to ...